Chakda, Purulia - I

Chakda is a village located in the Purulia - I Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Purulia-I block and comes under Sonaijuri Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Purulia parliament constituency and Balarampur assembly constituency.

As on November 2024, the current population of Chakda is 3.6 thousands out of which 1.9 thousands are males and rest 1.7 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 934 females per 1000 males. There are around 385 teenagers in Chakda. It has literacy rate of 65% which means around 2.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 512 people belonging to scheduled caste and 67 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 719 households in Chakda, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.1 thousands. The pincode of Chakda is 723102 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dulminadiha Sub Post office
• Palma Penchara Branch Post office
• Durku Branch Post office
• Kotloi Branch Post office
• Pundru Branch Post office

Schools

Chakda has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Gobindapur High School(High School)
• Purulia Zilla School
• Sri R.K.T.M.High School
• Gouradag High School(High School)
• Purulia Netaji Vidyapith

Hospitals

Chakda has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Pandrama Sub-Center
• Karamara Sub-Center
• Kotlui Sub-Center
• Damda Sub-Center
• Durku Sub-Center

Banks

Chakda has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Canara Bank Nadiha Para Purulia
• Punjab National Bank Dulmi